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May 30, 2014

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CELEBRITY CROSSWORD
SUDOKU
Fill in the puzzle grid so that every row, every column, and every
3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
Across
1. Part of a window frame
5. Actor Kinnear
9. Funnyman Brooks
12. Mr. Kazan
13. Casting call offer
14. Simon and Garfunkel's "I __ __ Rock"
15. "Man vs. Wild" star Grylls
16. Shown, "Devious Maids" star: 2 wds.
18. Actor Savage of "Boy Meets World"
20. Dependable
21. Brother of Raymond Barone
24. Easter find
25. In the know
26. Writing assignment
30. "Jeopardy!" champ Jennings
31. Tiller's tool
32. Follow as a result
35. Spa feature
37. "90210" hangout the Peach __
39. Breadwinner
40. Add water to
43. Rocker's guitar
44. He's Raylan Givens on "Justified"
46. Mr. James of "Divergent"
50. "Buck Rogers" actor Gerard
51. Historic canal
52. Rancher's concern
53. Witness
54. Mr. Reynolds
55. "Diary of __ __ Housewife"
Down
1. Confederate general Stuart
2. Pub pint
3. Actress Kirshner
4. Floyd of Mayberry, e.g.
5. Actor Hugh
6. Ex-Yankee Guidry
7. Fill with joy
8. Strait or Lopez
9. Tennis champ Wilander
10. Give off, as light
11. Slothful
17. They're often underfoot
19. Before, in verse
21. 2014 series of 5-Across
22. Dr. Thackery on "The Knick"
23. Outlaws
27. Ostracize
28. First-rate (hyph.)
29. 1985 film, "__ of the Dragon"
33. Song, "__, __ and Away"
34. "Take your pick"
35. Part of a jazz combo
36. Singer Franklin
38. Showing sadness
39. Consumed
40. 1980 movie, "The __ of War"
41. Tennis star Nastase
42. Mr. Waggoner of "The Carol Burnett
Show"
45. Ms. Long of "Boyz N the Hood"
47. Tailor's bottom line?
48. Geologic time period
49. "The __ Couple"
WORD QUIZZARD
In the grid below, twenty answers can be found that fit the
category for today. Circle each answer that you find and list
it in the space provided at the right of the grid. Answers can
be foundin all directions - forwards, backwards, horizontally,
vertically and diagonally. An example is given to get you
started. Can you find the twenty answers in this puzzle?
Animated Series for Adults
1. The first primetime animated series,
this situation comedy dealt with adult is-
sues at times, but puns about rocks were
a constant.
2. This comedy is the longest-running
primetime series in history, but the
children of the titular family haven't
aged a bit.
3. The children of this irreverent series
were kept in third grade for the first three
seasons before graduating to fourth grade
in 2000 – where they've remained ever
since.
4. While this Adult Swim mainstay has
aired under alternative titles the last three
seasons, the central characters are still
a talking trio of a milkshake, an order of
French fries and a meatball.
5. The dysfunctional spies of this FX series
got to try on new roles as dysfunctional
drug and arms dealers.
Answers
1. "The Flintstones"
2. "The Simpsons"
3. "South Park"
4. "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"
5. "Archer"
TRIVIA CHAIN
- On June 7, 1692, a massive earthquake
devastates the infamous town of Port
Royal in Jamaica, killing thousands. A
large tsunami hit soon after, putting half
of Port Royal under 40 feet of water. In
the 17th century, Port Royal was known
throughout the New World as a head-
quarters for piracy and smuggling.
- On June 4, 1754, 22-year-old Lt. Col.
George Washington begins construction
of a makeshift Fort Necessity, near pres-
ent-day Pittsburgh. The fort was built
to defend his forces from French sol-
diers enraged by the murder of Ensign
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville while in
Washington's custody.
- On June 3, 1800, President John Ad-
ams becomes the first acting president
to take up residence in Washington, D.C.
Unfortunately, the White House was
not yet finished, so Adams moved into
temporary digs at Tunnicliffe's City Ho-
tel near the also half-finished Capitol
building.
- On June 6, 1971, after more than two
decades of weekly productions, "The
Ed Sullivan Show" airs for the final time.
The show is now remembered most for
providing so many iconic moments in
the history of televised rock 'n' roll.
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